Chapter 774: Sacrifice
Chapter 774: Sacrifice
For the first time, Arona felt the food Lindsey gave her lose its sweetness. Seeing the believer girl's transformation, Lindsey didn't want to interrupt her thoughts, so he switched the conversation to the friend channel.
Lindsey: [Alice, good evening! Do you know what new title humans have given you recently?]
Alice: [... The Righteous One gone mad.]
Lindsey: [So you knew about it!]
Alice: [I only intervene when necessary. But the way people spread information is uncontrollable, distorted, and eventually deviates from the truth.]
Lindsey: [You've been with the Subhumans, do you know the situation on the human side recently?]
Alice: [Yes, a large-scale migration.]
Alice: [This is good news for me too. It avoids a lot of unnecessary fights. But I'm not sure what's happening in the world's center? Those high-order Awakened ones, immune to the effects of spatial teleportation, can only be hindered by that layer of will barrier. Lindsey, the Feathered Serpent you released might be a big trouble.]
Lindsey: [...]
Although Alice wasn't in front of him, looking at the words on the screen, Lindsey's face turned red as he sat by the campfire.
The Righteous One girl spoke the truth.
Regardless of the intention, the sudden change was caused by Lindsey's release of the Feathered Serpent from the floating island's seal.
But Lindsey knew this wasn't the time to worry about face.
He quickly organized the information and provided it to Alice on the other end.
Lindsey: [I have some bad news for you.]
Lindsey: [The believers of the 'Sole God' might be the hidden force behind the humans' large-scale migration. But their true purpose is still unknown.]
Alice: [From the last time until now, you've only had bad news?]
Lindsey: [I've become good friends with that Eighth Stage Nature Spirit, she's incredibly beautiful, and she's given me a lot of things!]
Alice: [...]
The Righteous One girl abruptly ended the friend conversation.
Lindsey's mood improved, so he shrugged and turned his attention back to Arona in front of him:
"Arona, how's it going? Have you come to a decision?"
Arona spoke seriously:
"There's a possibility—sacrifice!"
"In the connection between [Believers - Deities], sacrifice is a powerful act. The highest form of sacrifice can bring extraordinary changes and power!"
Lindsey grasped the key point in Arona's words:
"You think the 'Sole God' wants to sacrifice his believers to the Feathered Serpent to achieve his goals?"
Arona nodded:
"It might be a way to invade the Feathered Serpent's power, or to become stronger. There are many possibilities..."
A powerful Essence fluctuation suddenly erupted in the distance.
Lindsey and Arona stood up together, looking towards the source of the power, forgetting about dinner.
The location of this power was in the east, the very center of the world!
As they carefully sensed the force of the explosion, its complex and formidable composition was beyond imagination, just like when they observed the core of the battlefield from outside the dark clouds!
A power that only Seventh Stage Awakened ones would emit during combat!
Arona: "Lindsey, sir?!"
Lindsey: "No matter what happens, we're not resting tonight. Let's get moving and head towards that direction with all our might!"
Lindsey didn't even bother packing up the campsite.
He immediately threw a few building chunks on the ground and set off with Arona.
What exactly happened at the World Center was unknown.
However, this sudden change undoubtedly signaled a shift and an opportunity in the current environment.
Whether it was for the better or worse, adventurers couldn't afford to miss it!
...
Under the cover of night, Lindsey and Arona raced across the Floating Island.
Sometimes, the Void Bridges connecting the Floating Islands were winding and far, wasting a lot of time.
Lindsey activated the Freedom Seal and used his flying ability to carry Arona, directly skipping the middle distance.
The night seemed especially long.
Not only Lindsey and Arona noticed this, but all the human Awakened heading towards the World Center also sensed it.
In their eyes, this was a signal of the final battle among the powerhouses.
The signal of the final battle was equivalent to the arrival of the end of the world.
Before long, Lindsey and Arona encountered other human figures on the Floating Island as they passed by.
Not everyone believed this theory.
But when it came to matters of life and death,
It was better to err on the side of caution.
People seemed to be threatened by a giant boulder that had rolled down at some unknown time, and could only charge forward with their heads down.
Alice: [Lindsey, did you feel it?]
Lindsey: [You mean the Essence eruption just now?]
Alice: [That fluctuation anyone could feel! I'm talking about spatial teleportation. Lindsey, I'm quite a distance from the World Center, but it's been over two hours since I was last teleported!]
Lindsey: [So you mean... the spatial anomaly has ended?]
Alice: [I haven't felt any corresponding changes, it hasn't disappeared but seems to be temporarily suppressed. This must have something to do with those Seventh Stage Awakened, from the battle just now!]
Alice: [But that's good. I'll rush to the World Center. Lindsey, wait for me!]
"..."
The Friend Channel fell silent, leaving only this line of text.
"Lindsey, wait for me?"
Lindsey read it again.
For a moment, he was a bit confused.
Was Alice coming to support him, or to challenge him?
But when he looked at the dark night around him, he understood that Alice was indeed right.
For a long time, there had been no spatial teleportation in the vicinity.
Under the dark night sky, one by one, black figures raced past on the Floating Island.
These were Awakened who, though unaware of their own fate, were striving to seize any opportunity.
"..."
Before Lindsey could react,
A new disturbance began.
A majestic and irresistible force appeared in the high sky—undoubtedly a Seventh Stage!
On the ground of the Floating Island, chaos immediately broke out.
But then, the being above seemed to sense something and released a benevolent and friendly aura, calming the people who were in a state of tension.
Beside Lindsey, Arona pointed to the sky:
"Lord Lindsey, another Seventh Stage powerhouse has appeared."
"..."
"Yes... yes."
Lindsey responded somewhat numbly to Arona.
In fact, cold sweat was trickling down his back.
Because Lindsey recognized the figure of the human powerhouse appearing in the high sky—Leafaya.
(End of Chapter)
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